Manifolding sales-book.



No. 63l,l07. Patented Aug. l5, I899. 4

C.;L. mzmsou. MANIFOLDIRG SALES BOOK.

(Application filed Jan. 20, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. DENISON, OF BUFFALO, NEWV YORK.

MANIFOLDING SALES-BOOK.

SPECIFICATiON forining part of Letters Patent No. 631,107, dated August15', 1899.

Application filed January 20,1899. Serial No. 702,794. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. DENISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifolding SalesDevices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a simple, cheap, and convenient device adaptedfor use in stores, &c. for manifolding copies of sales-slips; and theobject of the invention is to provide a hollow case or receptacle forholding a plurality of sales-slips formed in one continuous strip ofmaterial and a plurality of copying-slips also formed in one continuousstrip and interfolded with the sales-slips, the outer ends of the twostrips protruding through a slot in the case and being folded upon itsupper surface and a sheet of transferring material interposed betweenthe two strips.

It also relates to the manner of supporting the transferring-sheet inits position and the combining, cutting, and supporting device forcutting the slips from the sheet and also retaining the lower portion ofthe slips in position upon the top of the case without preventingmovement of said sheets upon the case.

It also relates to certain details of construction, all of which willbe'fullyand clearly hereinafter described and claimed, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents aperspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectionon or about line a a, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of a portion ofthe case to illustrate the manner of closing the end; Fig. 4, aperspective view of the paper-holder. Fig. 5 is an end view looking inthe direction of the arrow 42. Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal sectionon or about line b b, Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detached sectionthrough one of the opening-hinges.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals designate like parts,1 represents the body of the hollow case or receptacle, which ispreferably formed rectangular in cross-section. One portion, side, orend "of the case is detachable to provide for the introduction of theoriginal and copying strips I of paper 2 and 3, which are formed in aplurality of folds and are preferably interfolded together. Thepreferable construction of those portions of my device is shown in thedrawings, in which one of the ends is open, the sides of the case nearthe openend being provided with vertical grooves or depressions 4,forming slideways, in which a door 5 is adapted to be placed. A narrowspace is provided between the top of the case and the top edge of thedoor when the door is properly seated in the grooves to afford a passagefor the paper strips. To facilitate the introduction of the paper stripsinto the case, the strips are preferably placed in a holder 6, of paperor other suitable material, formed substantially as shown in Fig. 4,which is inserted in the opening in the end of the case and pushed intothe same. The holder 6 has a strip of wood or similar material 7 at itsforward extreme, which serves to retain the succeeding folds in place inthe case when one fold is withdrawn. A sheet of transferring material 8,preferably carbon-paper, is supported between the upper or originalsheet 2 and the lower or copying sheet 3, the sheet being provided witha looped end 9, which is fitted over the bar or support 10. The bar 10extends transversely across the upper surface of the case and is hingedat one end to said case. A coiled spring 11, having one end fastened tothe interior of the hinge 12 and the other connected to the bar 10,normally maintains the bar upon the case with a spring tension. Anothertransverse bar 13 is also provided, having one end hinged to the coverby'a similar hinge 12, having a corresponding spring 11, which pressesupon the upper or original sheet andserves to maintain the upper portionof the several sheets in position. These bars are shown in closedposition in full lines and in partially-open position in dotted lines inFig. 2.

The lower ends of the sheets are held in position upon the case by thecombined cutting device and support, which is preferably a strip ofmetal 14, of suitable size and form, hinged at one end to the case bythe hinge 15 and having a hook 16 at the opposite end, adapted to catchover the bottom edge of the case.

The strip 14 is provided with a sharp edge for cutting or severing thestrips from the sheets.

The combined cutting device and support is shown in its closed positionin full lines and in a partially-open position in dotted lines in Fig.5.

The operation of the device is as follows: Two strips of paper beingproperly folded are placed in the holder 6, which is then inserted andforced into the open end of the case, and

the door 5 is seated in the slideways 4, the outer ends of the slipsprotruding through the space between the door and the edge of thecase-top. The two sheets are folded upon the top of the case, acarbon-sheet being interposed between and supported by fitting itslooped end over the transverse bar 10, and the two sheets are held inplace at their upper ends by the bar 13 and at their lower ends by thecombined cutting device and support. After the memorandum of sale orsimilar data is placed upon the original sheet and transferred to thelower or copying sheet by the carbon-paper a sufiicient portion of thetwo strips is simultaneously drawn through the space between the cuttingdevice and the top of the case to bring another fold of the paper stripsfrom the case, thus bringing the pertions of the strips containing thememorandum of sale in position to be severed from the strips and anotheroriginal and copying sheet in writing position upon the top of the case.The written sheets are severed from the strips by drawing them upwardagainst the cutting edge of the combined cutting device and support.

It is obvious that the slots through which the paper sheets pass may bearranged in the top, bottom, or sides instead of the end, or the sheetsmay be folded separately and passed through separateslots,withoutdepartin g from the nature of my invention, and that thedevice may be adapted, with slight alteration, to print two or morecarbon copies, or one sheet only may be folded within the case andwithdrawn therefrom, the other sheet being placed in position by theoperator, or the single sheet may be placed in folds upon the case toform both the original and copying sheet, and that various changes inthe manner of folding the sheets, the form, proportion, and arrangementof the holding-bars and the combined cutting device and support and thegeneral construction of the device may be made without departing fromthe scope of my invention, and I therefore reserve the right to makesuch changes and alterations.

My device can also be employed in manifolding copies of bank-checks,letters, invoices, statements, and for many other purposes, and Iexpressly reserve the right to adapt my invention for any purpose forwhich a manifolding device of this character is capable.

I claim as my invention- 1. As a new article of manufacture a paperholder for manifolding devices,the said holder consisting of a strip ofmaterial bent trans- I versely, near its center, at two places, to forma bottom, rear wall and cover; the bottom provided across its front endwith a strip the holder having open sides, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. A manifolding device comprising a case an independent holdercontaining folds of paper adapted to be placed within said case,- thecase having a slot through which said folds are adapted to be withdrawn,and a transferring device, as set forth.

3. A manifolding device, comprisinga hollow case an independent holdercontaining two strips of paper in a plurality of folds, adapted to beplaced within the case, said strips having their outer ends extendingthrough a slot in the case and retained upon the top of said case, and atransferring medium interposed between the portions of the strips uponthe top of the case, as set forth.

4. A manifolding device, comprising a hollow case, an independent holdercontaining two folded strips of paper adapted to be placed within saidcase; the paper strips being adapted to be withdrawn from said case andholder through a slot, with their ends upon the top of the case, acarbon-sheet interposed between the strip ends and means for maintainingthe strip ends and carbon-sheet in their relative position upon the casewithout interfering with the longitudinal movement of the strips acrossthe top of the case incident to the withdrawal of said strips from thecase, as set forth.

5. A manifolding device, comprising a hollow case containing two stripsof paper in a plurality of folds, with their outer ends extendingthrough a slot in the case and retained upon the top of said case, atransverse spring-actuated bar connected with said case and atransferring medium interposed between the portions of the strips uponthe top of the case and having a looped end fitting upon the transversebar, as set forth.

(3. A manifolding device, comprising a hol-' low case containing twostrips of paper in a plurality of folds, with their outer ends extendingthrough a slot in the case and retained upon the top of said case, atransverse bar hinged at one end to said case, a spring for normallymaintaining said bar against the top surface of the case, and atransferring medium. interposed between the portions of the strips uponthe top of the case and having a looped end fitting over the transversebar, as set forth.

7. A manifolding device, comprising a hollow case containing two stripsof paper in a plurality of folds, with their outer ends extendingthrough a slot in the case and retained upon the top of said case, alower transverse bar hinged at one end to said ease,

a spring for normally maintaining said bar against the top surface ofthe case, an upper transverse bar hinged at one end to the case andadapted to bear upon the outer surface of the top strip, and a springfor normally maintaining said bar against the surface of the strip and atransferring medium interposed between the portions of the strip uponthe top of the case, and having a looped end fitting over the transversebar, as set forth. 10

CHARLES L. DENISON.

- Witnesses:

L. M. BILLINGS, G. A. NEUBAUER.

